Jim Piddock

"Monsters, Inc." always has been one of the most underrated of Pixar's animated features, not getting enough credit for its zippy pace, cute beasties, clever visual gags and unexpectedly heartwarming ending. The prequel "Monsters University" made a ton of money this past summer, but the relatively mild response from critics suggests that it's on its way to being underrated too. The story of how the hulking James P. Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) and the diminutive, one-eyed Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) met in college and became unlikely...

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Monsters University
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Available on VOD beginning Tuesday
"Monsters, Inc." always has been one of the most underrated of Pixar's animated features, not getting enough credit for its zippy pace,...